Teves Surname

14,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Teves Surname User-submission:

1. The name was attached to a person who was born on the month of Tevet, or had some connection to the month of Tevet.

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Teves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines25,6421:3,948297
Argentina5,4631:7,824775
United States1,8671:194,14019,164
Peru1,8221:17,4452,131
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Portugal4811:21,6601,486
Canada4591:80,2748,958
Germany3581:224,87625,165
Brazil3161:677,45024,995
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Spain641:730,50131,369
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
São Tomé and Príncipe401:4,436377
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Australia351:771,30649,759
England201:2,785,90397,972
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: Téves (1) are calculated separately.

Teves (136) may also be a first name.

Teves Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tevet is the 4th (originally 10th) month of the Jewish calendar. The origin of the surname has two possible sources:

1. The name was attached to a person who was born on the month of Tevet, or had some connection to the month of Tevet.

2. The name is more popularly a Hebraization of the Slavic family name Tabachnik, which was a common Jewish surname in Ukraine and Russia for tobacco farmers.

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Teves Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Teves Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Teves (Arabic: تيفيس, Russian: Тевес) is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Téves. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teves? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,815th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 193,807 people. The last name Teves occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Teves are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 794,286th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 136 people.

This last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 25,642 people, or 1 in 3,948. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Central Visayas, where 19 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 15 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 12 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Teves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Teves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Teves last name grew 4,243 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Teves Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Teves surname are 44.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Teves earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 12.53% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,956 per year; in United States they earn 10.32% more than the national average, earning $47,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $51,357 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Téves931/
Theves91917/
Tieves91167/
Tevesz91105/
Teives9143/
Tevesh9117/
Teaves917/
Toeves914/
Teeves913/
Teveis912/
Tevest912/
Tevese911/
Teve89349/
Thieves8373/
D'Teves831/
Teeveus830/
Tevez8014,514/
Tewes806,902/
Theve803,301/
Tebes802,403/
Tevis802,183/
Toves801,430/
Taves801,122/
Tives80447/
Tever80432/
Tevie80288/
Tevge80270/
Tevet80166/
Teave80133/
Teeve80118/
Teuve8025/
Teive8023/
Tyves8017/
Tehve8010/
Tevys807/
Tevey805/
Tevec804/
Teved803/
Tieve803/
Teveh801/
Teyve801/
Teveu801/
Tevea801/
Tevje801/
Tetve801/
Thewes732,587/
Teiwes73776/
Thevis73477/
Teubes73380/
Thives73301/
Thebes73240/
Tempes73199/
Thaves73101/
Teaver7384/
Tebies7380/
Tebest7379/
Tebese7377/
Tiebes7351/
Teever7340/
Teevet7327/
Tavies7325/
Theveu7324/
Tebesz7324/
Teewes7318/
Teibes7316/
Toveas7315/
Thevet7313/
Tavesh7310/
Teveit739/
Teveer739/
Teevee738/
Tievis738/
Taveis737/
Thevee737/
Teveth735/
Thèves735/
Teevea734/
Tawees734/
Tavees733/
Tayves733/
Tahves733/
Theuve732/
Thheve732/
Teavey732/
Teavie732/
Tebets732/
Toewes732/
Teevey732/
Taveus732/
Thieve732/
Tieveh732/
Taives731/
Toeues731/
Teavis731/
Tebeas731/
Tevedt731/
Tivies731/
Tebess731/
Tievie731/
Thevez731/
Thevei731/
Ștevie731/
Teveez731/
Tevehe731/
Tevett731/
Tevise731/
Tewese731/
Tewess731/
Tesvee731/
Teavee731/
Te'eve731/
Tiveus731/
Theveh731/
Teevie731/
Thevie731/
Teevys731/
Tesues730/
Tevist730/
Tetvis730/
Teviss730/
Teveasova712/
Teveshova711/
Tebe678,457/
Tevi673,976/
Tewe671,592/
Thiebes67542/
Tive67448/
Tebeest67262/
Thiewes67174/
Tevy6755/
Theewis6752/
Teeveer6746/
Theaver6720/
Tevä6714/
Tyve6713/
Teybesh6711/
Tevoeyi6711/
Tayvies6710/
Theiwes679/
Theewes676/
Teiviss676/
Thawees676/
Tebeshe675/
Tebesse675/
Thebese674/
Theever673/
Tyvesse672/
Thebesh672/
Tempess671/
Tebetts671/
Tempesh671/
Taveesh671/
Teiviea671/
Tevisch671/
Tevý671/
Teweesh671/
Teivišs671/
Tebetse671/
Teweshe671/
Tjve671/
Thebest671/
Thayves671/
Thaives671/
Tevj671/
Thevett670/
Theveat670/
Tiebeis670/
Teebest670/
Tibeets670/
Thebeus670/

Teves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teves in the Russian language
Тевесteves-
Teves in the Arabic language
تيفيسtyfys-

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